Encounters: Music Stories

It's a cute rhythm game that feels pretty unique in how it presents itself. You can play this with one hand if you'd like, and I'm not entirely sure if it is easier using 2 hands vs 1. Music is a decent selection of classical tunes with some minor adjustments to make it feel a bit new, but overall you'll likely recognize many of the tracks. Before jumping into each of the levels you'll get a little story bit that's rather charming. They aren't central to gameplay or anything, but they're super cute. Gameplay wise, it requires a bit of timing and precision that I just don't quite have. I've dropped it down to easy mode because the format of the game makes it difficult for me to time things appropriately. That being said, I do think the difficulty is fair. The presentation just doesn't work with my brain's capability to do things. The screen is split in 2, which I totally get. But I feel like I'd of done so much better if it was just one screen with a tweaked perspective. There's also this idea you can play this pretty much by ear, but I'm really not sure that would be possible. It probably helps that as you play you start to remember where/when things will happen... But …

As an oldschool rhythm games player (Patapon, Rock Band, Guitar Hero, etc...) I must say that this game has been a challenge for me. At start it may seems to be very difficult but when you trust your ear you'll find out that it's not that hard. Songs are very nice, some are famous classic versions and others are originals. Overall a great game if you like rhythm games, something new in this genre is always welcome, and this is definitely different to the rockbandish rhythm games that we're used to. Here you have to split your hands and for me it's similar to the feeling I had when I started playing drums in Rock Band where you have to coordinate both hands and feet. Highly recommended if you like rhythm games and you're looking for something new and fresh in this genre.